How to Build a Barbeque (BBQ) Grill

The other day, my friend called me up and told me that she had invited her office colleagues for a barbeque bash. However, she was flustered and expressed her apprehension as to how to get a grill, since she did not have one. Moreover, she did not want to order food from a restaurant. I told her not to worry, and asked how much time did she have before the bash. We decided to build a barbeque grill in her patio since we had enough days to go till the bash. I immediately set out to work and looked for tips to carry out the task. I came across many interesting tips, which I would like to share with you.

To start with, barbeque is basically a tool and style of cooking food, with heat from wood and charcoal. Interestingly, this word is also used to refer to a gathering or a party. Barbeque connoisseurs swear by the fun of it, when set up outdoors. It is the best bet for a party to be a hit.

There are three general techniques of barbeque cooking. They are grilling or griddling, braising and cooking by using indirect heat, which requires a significantly longer time.

Griddling/Grilling: This is a method which involves grilling on a ribbed-surface over direct and dry heat. It is done by using wood, charcoal, gas (natural gas or propane) or electricity. Griddling means cooking on moist heat (by adding oil and butter) over fire on a flat surface.

Braising: It is a combination of cooking on direct, dry and moist heat. It is done using a ribbed surface for the dry heat and a broth-filled pot for the moist heat. The cooking is done at various speed - starting with fast and then gradual cooking.

Another technique is when cooking is done using indirect heat or low-level direct heat and low temperature. It takes several hours to cook in this method.

So, first planning needs to be done to decide the position and size of the pit fire grill. It should correspond to the grill grate and screen cover you are looking for your grill. After you are done with the size and the location of the grill in your backyard or patio or front yard, you will need the following - bricks, plaster, wood, grate and a round piece of tin.

Directions for Building Your Own Barbeque Grill:

• The diameter of your grill grate should be slightly bigger than the diameter of grill.
• Using the grill grate as a guide, mark the size of your grill on the ground and lay the round piece of heat-proof sheet metal on it.
• Now the bricks have to be laid in a spherical manner, making sure that they touch each other.
• After the first layer circle, make a new layer, overlapping two bricks underneath with new bricks.
• Keep on adding the layers, until the desired height (between 18 inches and 2 feet) is met.
• Follow the brick-layering process by setting the stones in the base of the fire pit succeeded by firewood.
• Till you see a fair amount of glowing, red wood cinders in the bottom, kindle the fire.
• Cover the fire pit with the grill gate.

Your home-built barbeque grill is ready. Now you can flaunt it whenever you throw a party at home. A nice grill, coupled with passionate cooking, is surely going to get you the appreciation!